Peanuts

The groundnut or peanut is one of the important legume crops of tropical and semiarid tropical countries, where it provides a major source of edible oil and vegetable protein. Groundnut kernel contains 47-53% oil and 25-36% protein. India, china, nigeria, gambia, senegal and usa are the major groundnut producing countries. There are two most common names used for this crop i.e. Groundnut or peanut. The term groundnut is used in most countries of asia, africa, europe and australia, while in north and south america it is commonly referred to as peanut.
India is 2nd largest producer of groundnut in world. In which gujarat is 1st in production of groundnut. We are located in this state of saurashtra region which is famous for its superior quality of ground nut. Ground nut is richer in protein content. It is useful as oil seed; it has more oil content compare to any other seed.